Revolving type-cabinet.



PATENTED JUNE 911908.

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REVOLVING TYPE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1903.

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CHARLES FREDRIGK BRAINERD, OF ATHENS, PENNSYLVANIA.

REVOLVING TYPE-CABINET.

Application filed January 30, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES FREDRIGK BRAINERD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Revolving Type-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cabinets and more particularly to a revolving type cabinet.

The object of the invention is to provide a cabinet including a revolving body portion having means for supporting a plurality of tiers of type receiving trays or cases so that by revolving the cabinet on its vertical axis the printer or compositor may have ready access to the type in the several trays.

A further object is to reinforce and strengthen the cabinet by the provision of diagonal brace rods and further to arrange the tray supporting brackets in such a manner as to form a vertical row of supporting shelves between each set of brackets.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a revolving type cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The improved cabinet forming the subject matter of the present invention includes a supporting base or standard 5 provided with a laterally extending flange 6, the latter being secured to a floor or other suitable support by screws or similar fastening devices 7.

Seated in a socket formed in the base or standard 5 is a vertically disposed shaft 7 on which is mounted for rotation the body portion of the cabinet, the latter being preferably pentagonal in shape and comprising spaced heads or platforms 8 and 9 provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9,1908.

Serial No. 413,447.

central bearings 10 and 11 for the reception of the shaft 7, as shown.

The upper bearing 10 is provided with an annular raceway for the reception of a series of anti-friction balls 12, which latter bear against a conical flange 13 on the upper end of said shaft. The lower bearing 11 is also provided with a raceway 14 which registers with a corresponding raceway in the upper end of the standard 5 for the reception of similar anti-friction balls so as to permit the cabinet to revolve without undue friction between the parts.

The upper bearing 10 is provided with a laterally extending flange 15 having a peripheral row of openings formed therein for the reception of the adjacent threaded ends of suitable brace rods 16, theopposite ends of said rods being extended through the platform 9 and provided with terminal threads, therebeing clamping nuts 17 engaging the threaded ends of the diagonal brace rods 16 for regulating the tension of the same. The upper and lower heads of the body por tion are preferably reinforced and strengthened by the provision of a plurality of radiating braces or bars 18, the bars of the upper head 8 being interposed between the flange 15 and the upper surface of said head while the reinforcing bars of the lower head 9 are secured to the annular flange 19 of the lower bearing by bolts or similar fastening devices 20.

Attention is here called to the fact that the threaded ends of the brace rods 16 pierce the heads and the adjacent reinforcing bars 18 thereby to assist in preventing accidental displacement of said bars.

IIltGIPOSGCl between the heads 8 and 9 are a plurality of sets of vertical partitions 21 preferably arranged in pairs and having their adjacent faces provided with cooperating guides 22 preferably formed of angle iron and adapted to support the type receiving trays or cases 23. j

The partitions 21 are preferably disposed at an angle to each other to form substantially tri-angular shaped pockets at the sev- 'eral corners or angles of the body portion,

there being one or more transverse support ing shelves 24 disposed within the pockets and arranged in superposed order, as shown.

The partitions 21 are secured to the opposite heads of the body portion by means of angle irons 25, which latter are secured to the partitions and the adjacent heads, as shown.

Depending from the lower head or platform 9 are brackets 26 in which are mounted for rotation traction rollers 27 which bear against the floor and serve to sustain the weight of the cabinet.

A vertical stay rod or brace 28 is preferably disposed between each set of partitions and secured in any suitable manner to the adjacent heads of the cabinet, said rods being disposed in the path of movement of the trays thereby to limit the rearward movement of the same. If desired, however, suitable stop blocks may be secured to the partitions at the inner ends of the guides 22 for accomplishing this purpose.

It will thus be seen that by rotating the cabinet on its vertical axis any particular type receiving tray or bank of trays may be presented to the printer or compositor with very little exertion on his part.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings there'is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the body portion of the cabinet is substantially triangular in shape, the construction and operation of the device being other wise similar to that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. If desired, however, the shaft 7 shown in Fig- 1 of the drawings may be extended a short distance above the upper supporting head 8 for the reception of a similar cabinet and in which event a collar will be interposed between the two cabinets so as to permit independent rotation of the same.

It will also be understood that one or more guy or brace wires may be secured to the ex tended end of the shaft and to suitable anchors in the ceiling to assist in steadying the cabinet.

The cabinets may be made in different sizes and shapes and constructed of wood, metal or other suitable material.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted to the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A cabinet including a standard, a shaft mounted in the standard, a body portion mounted for rotation on the shaft and comprising spaced imperforate heads each provided with a bearing for the reception of the shaft, partitions interposed between the heads and disposed at an angle to each other to form corner pockets, tray receiving brackets secured to the partitions, and braces each having one end thereof secured to the bearing of the upper head and its opposite end extended through the lower head at the inner ends of the partitions.

2. A cabinet including a standard, a shaft disposed within the standard, a body portion mounted for rotation on the shaft and comprising spaced heads, a bearing mounted on the upper head and provided with a laterally extending flange, there being a socket formed in the bearing for the reception of the adjacent end of the shaft, a bearing secured to the lower head and disposed in alinement with the upper bearing, partitions interposed between the heads and disposed at anfangle to each other to form substantially triangular shaped corner pockets, tray receiving guides secured to the partitions, shelves disposed within the corner pockets, radiating rein-.

forcing bars secured to the upper and lower heads of the body portion, the reinforcing bars of the upper head being interposed be tween the latter and the flange of the upper bearing, and diagonal braces each having one end thereof extending through the flange I and the adjacent reinforcing bar and its 0 posite end extended through the lower ead and adjacent reinforcing bar, and anti-friction balls interposed between the upper bear ing and the adjacent end of the shaft and the lower bearing and the standard.

3. A cabinet including a shaft, a body portion mounted for rotation on the shaft and comprising spaced heads provided with vertically alined bearings for the reception of the shaft, a plurality of sets of partitions interposed between the heads, t e partitions of adjacent sets being disposed at an angle to each other to form substantially triangular corner pockets, shelves disposed within said pockets, angle irons connecting the partitions with the upper and lower heads, tray supporting guides secured to the partitions, diagonal braces surrounding the shaft and secured to the upper and lower heads of the body portion, brackets depending from the lower head of the body portion, and traction wheels mounted for rotation in the brackets. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES FREDRICK BRAINERD. Witnesses:

FRANK I-I. Coox, CHARLES HIN'roN. 

